Category: Independent Sports

  • Season comes to a disappointing end for Lancers

    By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney’s Tricia Reingle was among the state’s top performers this season, earning a spot on the All-State team as a sophomore. HOLMDEL — You can’t take anything for granted in high school athletics. The St. John Vianney girls softball team learned that the…

  • Rockets win their first state championship

    Eight-run inning leads to a Group II title for Raritan team By Warren RappleyeaStaff Writer By Warren Rappleyea Staff Writer Raritan’s Rich Russomano lets a high pitch go by during the Group II final. The ability to score runs by the truckload, and six players having 20 or more RBIs and eight hitting .300 or…

  • CBA loses another close game in Parochial A final

    By doug mckenzieStaff Writer By doug mckenzie Staff Writer PHOTOS BY FARRAH MAFFAI CBA’s Matthew Griffin and Frank Lombardi have trouble watching players from Seton Hall Prep celebrate their 6-5 win in the Parochial A final on June 10 in Toms River. There were those who said that CBA didn’t even deserve to be playing…

  • Robinson wins national title as Harmata places second

    Raritan pair shine atAdidas championships By tim morrisStaff Writer Robinson wins national title as Harmata places second Raritan pair shine at Adidas championships By tim morris Staff Writer Neither new rules or a different javelin could keep Raritan’s Kelly Robinson from a national title. The two-time NJSIAA Meet of Champions winner went to last weekend’s…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts Limited space is available in the player development programs being offered this summer in Aberdeen by the Be No. 1 Goalkeeping Academy. The training program for soccer goalkeepers offers separate sessions for elementary/middle school students and high school students. Sessions are being held late afternoons and early evenings, every Monday and Friday through…

  • Dorival, Alonzo shine at Holmdel International

    By tim morrisStaff Writer By tim morris Staff Writer VERONICA YANKOWSKI Craig Percopo of Holmdel participates in the Bob Roggy javelin competition at the Holmdel International on June 11. Dudley Dorival and Daniel Alonzo are both looking forward to international competition this year. For New Jersey native Dorival, it would be business as usual, while…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts The Lions defeated the Rockets, 74-68 in overtime, to win the Mac’s Fun Ball league championship. It looked like the Rockets had the title wrapped up with a six-point lead and just 23 seconds left in regulation, but Ed Trojanoski hit an off-balance 30-foot jump shot, and Don Fone followed that with another…

  • Holmdel chalks season up as a learning experience

    Hornets have plenty to build on this summerand during next season Hornets have plenty to build on this summer and during next season Plenty of talented players will return next spring as the Holmdel High School baseball team looks to upgrade this year’s 5-17-1 mark. Several of them made their way into the lineup this…

  • Sport Shorts

    Sport Shorts FARRAH MAFFAI St. John Vianney’s Amanda D’Allessio watches in disbelief as her top-ranked team loses a Lady Buc Tournament final to Red Bank Catholic at Red Bank Regional on Friday, 6-0. The Lancers were back in action yesterday in the Parochial A final, as were the CBA Colts in baseball. Meanwhile, Raritan played for…